He said: “The petition is now the most supported on their website and it still has seven weeks to run.

“It’s obviously an issue which resonates with many people in and around Wokingham.”

Mr Clark, of Ormonde Road, raised concerns over the borough’s mowing policy in last week’s The Wokingham Times after deciding the Latimer Road field near his Wokingham home was not a safe play area for his young sons.

He said overgrown grass hid hazards including dog poo and shards of metal created when contractors mowed over drinks cans discarded in long grass.

Most of the green spaces in the borough are cut eight times during the growing season, roughly once every five weeks, a rate Mr Clark said was unacceptable.

He added: “Despite the publicity we are still waiting for them to come and mow Latimer Road park although it appears they don’t have a problem mowing the green spaces around the Wokingham Borough Council offices.

“I hope we can keep the momentum going and get a few more signatures to show the council that residents want to see change.

“There’s been good support again on social media.”

Mr Clark and his wife Victoria launched @WokyGreenSpaces on Twitter to try force the borough to step up maintenance of play areas and parks.

Last week, Councillor Angus Ross, the borough’s executive member for environment, said he had sympathy with Mr Clark but said budget restraints meant they could not pay for more regular cutting.

An online petition with 50 signatures automatically generates a review – although not a change – of policy.

Mr Clark said: “Cllr Ross said that the e-petition will ensure a review is made. I want to see a full and transparent review, ensuring the borough does not just pay lip service to this important issue.”